Nation Feb 18 Massive sewage spill in Potomac River becomes a political flashpoint By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant
Nation Feb 17 Man arrested for running toward U.S. Capitol building with loaded shotgun, police say U.S. Capitol Police in Washington, D.C., arrested an 18-year-old man Tuesday after he ran from his vehicle toward the west side of the Capitol Building armed with a shotgun. By Gary Fields, Associated Press
Politics Dec 03 Judge restricts immigration arrests in nation's capital with preliminary injunction A federal judge late Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from making widespread immigration arrests in the nation’s capital without warrants or probable cause that the person is an imminent flight risk. By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press
Nation Nov 27 Watch 5:33 Investigations of National Guard shooting reveal suspect worked for CIA in Afghanistan Investigators say the suspect in the brazen, daylight shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., drove across the country to carry out the attack. But they are still searching for a motive. This as President Trump announced one… By Liz Landers, Zeba Warsi
Politics Nov 27 What we do and don't know about the shooting of 2 National Guard members in D.C. President Donald Trump said Thursday evening that 20-year-old National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom has died. By Associated Press
Nov 26 Watch 2:44 National Guard members wounded in 'targeted' attack in Washington, D.C. By Liz Landers, Ali Schmitz, Zeba Warsi, Courtney Norris Two National Guard members were wounded in a shooting near the White House on Wednesday. Investigators say the lone suspect is in police custody. The Guard’s presence in the nation’s capital has sparked political debate and lawsuits over how the… Continue watching
Nov 26 Two National Guard members shot just blocks from the White House By Alanna Durkin Richer, Gary Fields, Associated Press FBI Director Kash Patel and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said the Guard members were hospitalized in critical condition. Bowser said they were victims of a ”targeted shooting.”… Continue reading
Nov 20 Federal judge orders Trump administration to end National Guard deployment in DC By Associated Press A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital. Continue reading
Nov 10 Deployment of West Virginia National Guard members in nation's capital can continue, judge rules By John Raby, Associated Press A judge on Monday allowed the continued deployment of more than 300 West Virginia National Guard members to patrol the streets of Washington, D.C., as part of President Donald Trump’s push to send the military into Democratic-run cities. Continue reading
Nov 06 Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in D.C. found not guilty of assault By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A viral video of the sandwich tossing made Sean Charles Dunn a symbol of resistance to Trump’s deployment of federal agents to combat crime in the nation’s capital. Continue reading